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Whether you're leading the line or working behind the scenes, this is the place where opportunities stack up, and every day gives you a chance to Make a Difference.\nSince 1950, we’ve invested in people who lead with integrity, Serve with Heart, and bring their best flavor to the team. We believe in working together, speaking up, having a little fun, and Winning as One - because great burgers (and great teams) start with the right ingredients. If you're ready - to learn, grow, impact, and Move Forward Boldly - we’ve got your back and your path cooked to perfection.\nYour Recipe for Impact - What You’ll Do\nAs an Engineering Senior Director, you will lead the technical vision, engineering strategy, and delivery of Whataburger's digital technology ecosystem, ensuring our web, mobile, loyalty, payments, and digital ordering platforms deliver exceptional experiences for guests and team members alike. You'll partner across Technology and the business to modernize platforms, accelerate innovation, and build scalable solutions that support long-term growth.\nIn this role, you'll embody our values every day by Making a Difference through technology that enhances the guest experience, Serving with Heart by delivering reliable and seamless digital solutions, Winning as One through strong partnerships across teams and vendors, and Moving Forward Boldly by advancing engineering excellence, modern architectures, and emerging technologies that shape the future of Whataburger.\nDay-to-Day Ingredients - Responsibilities\nAs an Engineering Senior Director, you will:\nLead engineering strategy and execution for digital web and mobile platforms.\nDrive scalable, high-performing digital ordering and guest engagement solutions.\nOwn enterprise API strategy, governance, security, and lifecycle management.\nEstablish engineering standards, quality frameworks, and reliability practices.\nMeasure and improve delivery performance, quality, uptime, and technical health.\nOversee integrations across eCommerce, loyalty, POS, payments, and delivery partners.\nPartner with Product, UX, Security, Infrastructure, Data, and business leaders on shared objectives.\nLead CI/CD, release management, observability, and incident management strategies.\nManage strategic relationships with engineering vendors, implementation partners, and cloud providers.\nDirect engineering financial planning, resource strategy, forecasting, and risk management.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovations that advance business outcomes.\nDevelop and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on continuous improvement.\nThe Sauce - Pay & Perks\nAs an Engineering Senior Director, you will receive:\nCompetitive Weekly Pay \nBonus Program\n5 weeks of PTO Starting on Day One\nFlex Weeks\nPaid Corporate Holidays\nPaid Parental Leave\n401(k) match $1/$1 up to 4%\nCompetitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits\nShort-term and Long-term Disability Benefits\nOpportunities for Career Development and Growth\nWhataburger Family Foundation - Scholarship Program (dependents also eligible) and Hardship Grant Assistance\nCell Phone Service Discounts\nComputer & Software Discounts\nFitness / Gym Discounts\nAwards and recognition for all you do\nRetirement Celebration Program\nWhat You Bring to the Table - Required Experience\nAs an Engineering Senior Director, you must have:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n11+ years of progressive hands-on engineering experience.\nExperience leading large-scale engineering organizations and technology teams.\nExpertise scaling web and mobile applications in high-volume environments.\nExperience leading API platform strategy, governance, and engineering practices.\nStrong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, system integrations, and digital ecosystems.\nExperience with Agile delivery methodologies and modern software development practices.\nProven success managing engineering vendors and strategic technology partners.\nExperience leading operational excellence initiatives, including CI/CD and release management.\nStrong financial, budget, resource planning, and portfolio management experience.\nExecutive-level communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.\nDemonstrated ability to develop and execute technology strategies that drive business results.\nExtra Toppings - Desired Experience\nAs an Engineering Senior Director, we prefer you to have:\nMaster's degree.\nExperience in restaurant, retail, hospitality, or other consumer-facing industries.\nExperience supporting digital commerce, loyalty, and payment platforms.\nBackground leading React Native, mobile, and modern web application development.\nExperience with large-scale digital transformation initiatives.\nKnowledge of enterprise observability, site reliability, and platform engineering practices.\nExperience leveraging data-driven insights to influence technology investment decisions.\nProven track record delivering innovation while balancing operational stability.\nWhere & How You’ll Work\nThis role is based at the San Antonio Home Office, working on-site Monday through Thursday with remote flexibility on Fridays. 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